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A 21-year-old man has been jailed for a string of thefts in which he used a moped to snatch mobile phones from his victims, including five offences in Westminster .

Cavell Hutson, of Highbury New Park N5, was sentenced to 3 years and 4 months in prison for 21 mobile phone snatch thefts during an hour-long spree in London.

Hutson and an accomplice rode a moped with number plates from another vehicle on September 3 to steal phones in Camden, Islington, Hackney, Westminster and Tower Hamlets.

Police searching for accomplice

The pair were pursued by the police helicopter

The Metropolitan Police are still searching for the accomplice and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

Detective chief inspector Chief Steve Heatley said: “This was an excellent result, which has seen a perpetrator of an audacious crime, which not only endangered members of the public but himself and his accomplice, receive a robust jail sentence.

“These criminals are often involved in a range of other offences. When we catch them we seek to bring far more serious charges against them, which reflect the organised nature of their crimes and ensure the sentencing powers available reflect the seriousness of the offending.”